In KPMG’s recent pre-Budget poll, 35% of respondents cited expansion outside Singapore as one of their top 3 business concerns over the next 3 years.

44% of respondents also indicated that better financial support for internationalisation as one of the top 3 areas in which local businesses required more Government support.

A programme to boost internationalisation could also include provision of co-funding or subsidies given to multipliers who are organising workshops and conferences, or travelling to support identified local enterprises in their internationalisation efforts.

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